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The Baccalaureate Core (Bacc Core) Curriculum represents what the OSU faculty believes is the foundation for students' further understanding of the modern world. Informed by natural and social sciences, arts, and humanities, the Bacc Core requires students to think critically and creatively, and to synthesize ideas and information when evaluating major societal issues. Importantly, the Bacc Core promotes understanding of interrelationships among disciplines in order to increase students' capacities as ethical citizens of an ever-changing world.

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Skills Courses (15)


Fitness (3)


Choose HHS 231, plus a 1-credit course from HHS 241-HHS 248 listed below or any PAC course:
  HHS 231   LIFETIME FITNESS FOR HEALTH (2)  Offered in current or future terms
  HHS 241   LIFETIME FITNESS (1)  Offered in current or future terms
  HHS 242   LIFETIME FITNESS FOR HEALTH: CARDIO CONDITIONING LAB (1)  Offered in current or future terms
  HHS 243   LIFETIME FITNESS: RESISTANCE TRAINING (1)  Offered in current or future terms
  HHS 244   LIFETIME FITNESS: WEIGHT MANAGEMENT (1)  Offered in current or future terms
  HHS 245   LIFETIME FITNESS: RUNNING (1)  Offered in current or future terms
  HHS 246   LIFETIME FITNESS: WALKING (1)  Offered in current or future terms
  HHS 247   LIFETIME FITNESS: AQUATIC EXERCISE (1)  Offered in current or future terms
  HHS 248   LIFETIME FITNESS: YOGA (1)  Offered in current or future terms

Mathematics (3)

  MTH 105   INTRODUCTION TO CONTEMPORARY MATHEMATICS (3)  Offered in current or future terms
  MTH 111   COLLEGE ALGEBRA (4)  Offered in current or future terms Has extra fees
  MTH 112   ELEMENTARY FUNCTIONS (4)  Offered in current or future terms Has extra fees
  MTH 211   FOUNDATIONS OF ELEMENTARY MATHEMATICS (4)  Offered in current or future terms Has extra fees
  MTH 241   CALCULUS FOR MANAGEMENT AND SOCIAL SCIENCE (4)  Offered in current or future terms Has extra fees
  MTH 245   MATHEMATICS FOR MANAGEMENT, LIFE, AND SOCIAL SCIENCES (4)  Offered in current or future terms
  MTH 251   DIFFERENTIAL CALCULUS (4)  Offered in current or future terms Has extra fees
  MTH 251H   DIFFERENTIAL CALCULUS (4)  Offered in current or future terms

Writing I (3)

  WR 121   ENGLISH COMPOSITION (3)  Offered in current or future terms

Writing II (3)

  HC 199   HONORS WRITING (3)  Offered in current or future terms
  PHL 121   REASONING AND WRITING (3)  Offered in current or future terms
  WR 201   WRITING FOR MEDIA (3)  Offered in current or future terms
  WR 214   WRITING IN BUSINESS (3)  Offered in current or future terms
  WR 222   ENGLISH COMPOSITION (3)  Offered in current or future terms
  WR 224   INTRODUCTION TO FICTION WRITING (3)  Offered in current or future terms
  WR 241   INTRODUCTION TO POETRY WRITING (3)  Offered in current or future terms
  WR 323   ENGLISH COMPOSITION (3)  Offered in current or future terms
  WR 324   SHORT STORY WRITING (3)  Offered in current or future terms
  WR 327   TECHNICAL WRITING (3)  Offered in current or future terms
  WR 330   UNDERSTANDING GRAMMAR (3)  Offered in current or future terms
  WR 341   POETRY WRITING (3)  Offered in current or future terms

Writing III (3)


Any Writing II courses listed above not taken to satisfy the Writing II requirement, or:
  COMM 111   PUBLIC SPEAKING (3)  Offered in current or future terms
  COMM 114   ARGUMENT AND CRITICAL DISCOURSE (3)  Offered in current or future terms
  COMM 114H   ARGUMENT AND CRITICAL DISCOURSE (3) 
  COMM 218   INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION (3)  Offered in current or future terms
  COMM 218H   INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION (3)  Offered in current or future terms

Perspective Courses (24)


No more than two courses from any one department may be used by a student to satisfy the Perspectives category of the core. Choose an additional course from either Physical Science or Biological Science.

Biological Science (with lab) (4 or 8)

  ANS 121   INTRODUCTION TO ANIMAL SCIENCES (4)  Offered in current or future terms Has extra fees
  BI 101   GENERAL BIOLOGY (4)  Offered in current or future terms Has extra fees
  BI 101H   GENERAL BIOLOGY (4)  Offered in current or future terms
  BI 102   GENERAL BIOLOGY (4)  Offered in current or future terms Has extra fees
  BI 102H   GENERAL BIOLOGY (4)  Offered in current or future terms
  BI 103   GENERAL BIOLOGY (4)  Offered in current or future terms Has extra fees
  BI 103H   GENERAL BIOLOGY (4)  Offered in current or future terms
  BI 211   PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY (4)  Offered in current or future terms Has extra fees
  BI 211H   PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY (4)  Offered in current or future terms Has extra fees
  BI 212   PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY (4)  Offered in current or future terms Has extra fees
  BI 212H   PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY (4)  Offered in current or future terms Has extra fees
  BI 213   PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY (4)  Offered in current or future terms Has extra fees
  BI 213H   PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY (4)  Offered in current or future terms Has extra fees
  BOT 101   BOTANY: A HUMAN CONCERN (4)  Offered in current or future terms Has extra fees
  CSS 205   SOILS: SUSTAINABLE ECOSYSTEMS (4)  Offered in current or future terms Has extra fees
  FOR 240   FOREST BIOLOGY (4)  Offered in current or future terms Has extra fees
  MB 230   INTRODUCTORY MICROBIOLOGY (4)  Offered in current or future terms Has extra fees
  MB 230H   INTRODUCTORY MICROBIOLOGY (4)  Offered in current or future terms Has extra fees

Cultural Diversity (3)

  ANTH 209   CULTURAL DIVERSITY STUDY ABROAD (3)  Offered in current or future terms
  ANTH 210   COMPARATIVE CULTURES (3)  Offered in current or future terms
  ANTH 311   PEOPLES OF THE WORLD-NORTH AMERICA (3)  Offered in current or future terms
  ANTH 311H   PEOPLES WORLD-NORTH AMERICA (3) 
  ANTH 313   PEOPLES OF THE WORLD-LATIN AMERICA (3)  Offered in current or future terms
  ANTH 314   PEOPLES OF THE WORLD-MIDDLE EAST (3) 
  ANTH 315   PEOPLES OF THE WORLD-AFRICA (3)  Offered in current or future terms
  ANTH 316   PEOPLES OF THE WORLD-SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST ASIA (3)  Offered in current or future terms
  ANTH 317   PEOPLES OF THE WORLD-PACIFIC (3) 
  ANTH 318   PEOPLES OF THE WORLD-CHINA (3)  Offered in current or future terms
  ANTH 319   PEOPLES OF THE WORLD-JAPAN AND KOREA (3)  Offered in current or future terms
  ART 207   INDIGENOUS ART OF THE AMERICAS (3)  Offered in current or future terms
  CHN 331   CHINESE CULTURE (3)  Offered in current or future terms
  CHN 332   CHINESE CULTURE (3)  Offered in current or future terms
  CHN 333   CHINESE CULTURE (3)  Offered in current or future terms
  ENG 210   LITERATURES OF THE WORLD: ASIA (3) 
  ENG 211   LITERATURES OF THE WORLD: AFRICA (3) 
  ENG 212   LITERATURES OF THE WORLD: MESO/SOUTH AMERICA, CARIBBEAN (3)  Offered in current or future terms
  ENG 213   LITERATURES OF THE WORLD: MIDDLE EAST (3)  Offered in current or future terms
  ENG 360   NATIVE AMERICAN LITERATURE (3) 
  ES 101   INTRODUCTION TO ETHNIC STUDIES (3)  Offered in current or future terms
  ES 231   ASIAN AMERICAN STUDIES I: FIRST AND SECOND GENERATIONS (3)  Offered in current or future terms
  ES 241   SURVEY OF NATIVE AMERICANS AND ALASKAN NATIVES (3) 
  ES 242   FEDERAL-INDIAN RELATIONS IN 19TH CENTURY U.S. AND CANADA (3)  Offered in current or future terms
  ES 243   NATIVE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE IN THE 20TH CENTURY U.S. (3)  Offered in current or future terms
  GEO 105   GEOGRAPHY OF THE NON-WESTERN WORLD (3)  Offered in current or future terms
  GEO 105H   GEOGRAPHY OF THE NON-WESTERN WORLD (3) 
  GEO 325   GEOGRAPHY OF AFRICA (3) 
  GEO 327   GEOGRAPHY OF ASIA (3)  Offered in current or future terms
  GEO 328   GEOGRAPHY OF LATIN AMERICA (3) 
  HST 104   WORLD HISTORY I: ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS (3)  Offered in current or future terms
  HST 105   WORLD HISTORY II: MIDDLE AND EARLY MODERN AGES (3)  Offered in current or future terms
  HST 106   WORLD HISTORY III: THE MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY WORLD (3)  Offered in current or future terms
  HST 320   ANCIENT NEAR EAST (4)  Offered in current or future terms
  HST 350   MODERN LATIN AMERICA (4)  Offered in current or future terms
  HST 350H   MODERN LATIN AMERICA (4) 
  HST 351   MODERN LATIN AMERICA (4)  Offered in current or future terms
  HST 352   AFRICANS IN LATIN AMERICAN HISTORY (4) 
  HST 381   HISTORY OF AFRICA (4)  Offered in current or future terms
  HST 382   HISTORY OF AFRICA (4)  Offered in current or future terms
  HST 387   ISLAMIC CIVILIZATION (4)  Offered in current or future terms
  HST 388   ISLAMIC CIVILIZATION (4) 
  HST 391   EAST ASIA (4)  Offered in current or future terms
  HST 392   EAST ASIA (4)  Offered in current or future terms
  HST 485   POLITICS AND RELIGION IN THE MODERN MIDDLE EAST (4)  Offered in current or future terms
  JPN 331   JAPANESE CULTURE (3)  Offered in current or future terms
  JPN 332   JAPANESE CULTURE (3)  Offered in current or future terms
  JPN 333   JAPANESE CULTURE (3)  Offered in current or future terms
  LING 209   CULTURAL DIVERSITY STUDY ABROAD (3)  Offered in current or future terms
  MUS 108   MUSIC CULTURES OF THE WORLD (3)  Offered in current or future terms Has extra fees
  MUS 108H   MUSIC CULTURES OF THE WORLD (3)  Offered in current or future terms
  NUTR 216   FOOD IN NON-WESTERN CULTURE (3)  Offered in current or future terms
  PHL 160   QUESTS FOR MEANING: WORLD RELIGIONS (4)  Offered in current or future terms
  PHL 160H   QUESTS FOR MEANING: WORLD RELIGIONS (4)  Offered in current or future terms
  PHL 312   ASIAN THOUGHT (4)  Offered in current or future terms
  PHL 371   PHILOSOPHIES OF CHINA (4) 
  RUS 231   RUSSIAN CULTURE (3) 
  RUS 232   RUSSIAN CULTURE (3) 
  RUS 233   RUSSIAN CULTURE (3) 
  WS 235   GLOBAL WOMEN IN THE MOVIES (3)  Offered in current or future terms
  WS 235H   GLOBAL WOMEN IN THE MOVIES (3) 
  WS 280   GLOBAL WOMEN (3)  Offered in current or future terms
  WS 280H   GLOBAL WOMEN (3) 

Literature and the Arts (3)

  ART 101   INTRODUCTION TO THE VISUAL ARTS (4)  Offered in current or future terms Has extra fees
  ART 204   INTRODUCTION TO ART HISTORY - WESTERN (3)  Offered in current or future terms
  ART 205   INTRODUCTION TO ART HISTORY - WESTERN (3)  Offered in current or future terms
  ART 206   INTRODUCTION TO ART HISTORY - WESTERN (3)  Offered in current or future terms Has extra fees
  ENG 104   INTRODUCTION TO LITERATURE: FICTION (3)  Offered in current or future terms
  ENG 104H   INTRODUCTION TO LITERATURE: FICTION (3) 
  ENG 105   INTRODUCTION TO LITERATURE: DRAMA (3)  Offered in current or future terms
  ENG 106   INTRODUCTION TO LITERATURE: POETRY (3)  Offered in current or future terms
  ENG 110   INTRODUCTION TO FILM STUDIES: 1895-1945 (3)  Offered in current or future terms Has extra fees
  ENG 125   INTRODUCTION TO FILM STUDIES: 1945-PRESENT (3)  Offered in current or future terms Has extra fees
  ENG 201   SHAKESPEARE (3)  Offered in current or future terms
  ENG 202   SHAKESPEARE (3)  Offered in current or future terms
  ENG 203   SHAKESPEARE (3)  Offered in current or future terms
  ENG 204   SURVEY OF BRITISH LITERATURE: BEGINNINGS TO 1660 (3)  Offered in current or future terms
  ENG 205   SURVEY OF BRITISH LITERATURE: RESTORATION TO ROMANTIC ERA (3)  Offered in current or future terms
  ENG 206   SURVEY OF BRITISH LITERATURE: VICTORIAN ERA TO 20TH CENTURY (3)  Offered in current or future terms
  ENG 207   LITERATURE OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION: THE CLASSICAL WORLD (3)  Offered in current or future terms
  ENG 208   LITERATURE OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION: REN. AND AGE OF REASON (3)  Offered in current or future terms
  ENG 209   LITERATURE OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION: THE ROMANTIC REVOLT (3)  Offered in current or future terms
  ENG 210   LITERATURES OF THE WORLD: ASIA (3) 
  ENG 211   LITERATURES OF THE WORLD: AFRICA (3) 
  ENG 212   LITERATURES OF THE WORLD: MESO/SOUTH AMERICA, CARIBBEAN (3)  Offered in current or future terms
  ENG 213   LITERATURES OF THE WORLD: MIDDLE EAST (3)  Offered in current or future terms
  ENG 215   CLASSICAL MYTHOLOGY (3)  Offered in current or future terms
  ENG 221   AFRICAN-AMERICAN LITERATURE (3)  Offered in current or future terms
  ENG 245   THE NEW AMERICAN CINEMA (3)  Offered in current or future terms Has extra fees
  ENG 253   SURVEY OF AMERICAN LITERATURE: COLONIAL TO ROMANTIC (3)  Offered in current or future terms
  ENG 254   SURVEY OF AMERICAN LITERATURE: ROMANTIC TO 1914 (3)  Offered in current or future terms
  ENG 255   SURVEY OF AMERICAN LITERATURE: WORLD WAR I TO PRESENT (3)  Offered in current or future terms
  ENG 260   LITERATURE OF AMERICAN MINORITIES (3) 
  ENG 265   FILMS FOR THE FUTURE (3)  Offered in current or future terms Has extra fees
  ENG 275   THE BIBLE AS LITERATURE (3)  Offered in current or future terms
  ENG 317   THE AMERICAN NOVEL: BEGINNINGS TO CHOPIN (3)  Offered in current or future terms
  ENG 318   THE AMERICAN NOVEL: MODERNIST PERIOD (3)  Offered in current or future terms
  ENG 319   THE AMERICAN NOVEL: POST-WORLD WAR II (3)  Offered in current or future terms
  ENG 362   AMERICAN WOMEN WRITERS (3)  Offered in current or future terms
  ENG 362H   AMERICAN WOMEN WRITERS (3) 
  ENG 374   MODERN SHORT STORY (3)  Offered in current or future terms
  ES 334   ASIAN AMERICAN LITERATURE (3) 
  MUS 101   MUSIC APPRECIATION I: SURVEY (3)  Offered in current or future terms
  MUS 101H   MUSIC APPRECIATION I: SURVEY (3) 
  MUS 102   MUSIC APPRECIATION II: PERIODS AND GENRES (3)  Offered in current or future terms